Friday, June 8, 2018
-Complete the first 3 pages of the final project

Wednesday, June 6, 2018
-Read the stories "Field Trip" and "The Lives of the Dead" from The Things They Carried
-Optional notes/annotations for a quiz
-Begin formulating ideas for the final

Monday, June 4, 2018
-Read the stories "Speaking of Courage," "Notes," and "Good Form" from The Things They Carried

Thursday, May 31, 2018
-Read the stories "Sweetheart, "Stockings," "Church," and "The Man I Killed" from The Things They Carried
-Write a true high school story that never happened (one paragraph)

Tuesday, May 29, 2018
-Read the stories "Enemies," "Friends," "How to Tell A True War Story," and "The Dentist" from The Things They Carried
-Write your own version of The Things Students Carry (2 pages, double spaced)

Tuesday, May 22, 2018
-Read the first 4 stories in The Things They Carried
-Free-Wheelin' response to something specific
-Be ready for a quiz
-Due Tuesday

Friday, May 18, 2018
-Finish The Slaughterhouse-Five
-Notes and preparation for a Student-Led Discussion
-Think about the chapters and the overall book: theme, motifs, etc.

Wednesday, May 16, 2018
-Read Chapter 8 of The Slaughterhouse-Five
-Optional notes/annotations for a quiz
-Complete an analytical response--last one if everyone does MLA format correctly!!!

Monday, May 14, 2018
-Read Chapters 6 and 7 of The Slaughterhouse-Five
-Optional notes/annotations for a quiz
-Finish Narrative Reflection

Tuesday, May 7, 2018-
-bring in five pieces of writing for Narrative Reflection
Due Monday, May 14.
-Read Chapter 5 of the Slaughterhouse-Five
-Notes/annotations for a quiz
-Narrative Reflection

Friday, May 4, 2018
-Read Chapters 3 and 4 of The Slaughterhouse-Five
-Optional notes/annotations for a quiz

Wednesday, May 2, 2018
-Read Chapter 2 of The Slaughterhouse-Five
-Complete an analytical response

• use a semi-colon, colon, and dash
• MLA... or else.....

-Be ready for a semi-colon, colon, and dash quiz on Friday


Monday, April 30, 2018
-Read Chapter 1 of The Slaughter-House Five
-Complete a free-wheelin' response
-Semi-colon, colon, and dash quiz on Friday

Tuesday, April 24, 2018
-Complete your place mat, recipe card, and paragraphs for your Literary Buffet project.
-All work and food is due next Monday.


Friday, April 13, 2018
-Read a book.

Wednesday, April 11, 2018
-Print out your final draft of the dialogue BEFORE class on Friday
-Need a note saying your entire dialogue was read aloud to you
-Print outline for class also
-Copy of the Peer Editing Slideshow from Class:

Wednesday, April 4, 2018
-Complete a solid draft of the dialogue for Monday.
-Here's a link to "A Dream Deferred":
http://fileserver.net-texts.com/asset.aspx?dl=no&id=2013

Monday, April 2, 2018
-Find 6 quotations from the novel and the Langston Hughes poems to compare for the dialogue (12 quotations total)
Langston Hughes

• "Negroes"
• "Theme for English B"
• "America"
• "A Dream Deferred"
• "I, Too"

Billy Holiday

• "Strange Fruit"

Mark Twain

• The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Bob Dylan

• "The Times They are A-Changin'"

Thursday, March 29, 2018
-Finish the novel for Monday
-Optional notes or annotations for a quiz

Tuesday, March 27, 2018
-Read Chapters 21-23
-Notes for a student led discussion

Friday, March 23, 2018
-Read Chapter 18-20
-Share poem
-Write 3 Level 4 CTQ's
-Answer one in an Analytical Response

-USE MLA CORRECTLY!!!!

Wednesday, March 21, 2018
-Read Chapters 16 and 17
-Write your own version of "Theme for English B"... "And let the page come out of you"
-Follow the rules from the packet

Monday, March 19, 2018
-Read Chapters 13-15
-Take notes for class discussion
-This will be a student led discussion so have specific passages ready to discuss
-Annotate "Negro" in the poetry packet

Monday, March 12, 2018
-Read Chapters 11 and 12
-Optional notes and/or annotations for a quiz
-Read and annotate "America" by Langston Hughes

Wednesday, March 7, 2018
-Read Chapters 8, 9, and 10
-Optional notes and/or annotations for a quiz

Monday, March 5, 2018
-Read Chapter 5, 6, and 7
-One CTQ per chapter
-Answer one CTQ in an analytical response
-Remember to have proper MLA format

Thursday, March 1, 2018
-Read Chapters 3 and 4
-Notes and/or annotations for a quiz
-Projects due next class.
-Have a theme perfectly articulated (5-7 drafts) and an explanation of project ready

Tuesday, February 27, 2018
-Work on projects
-Due Monday, March 5
-Read Chapter 1 and 2 due Thursday
-Annotate or take notes-(mandatory)

Friday, February 16, 2018
-Finish The Great Gatsby
-Being working on project
-Project Focus: identify theme in the novel and portray it in a synthesis project that connects: theme, character, and power dynamics
-Projects are due Thursday, March 1


Wednesday, February 14, 2018
-Read Chapters 6 and 7 of the Great Gatsby
https://goo.gl/forms/6lEvxOFnOGJg0W783

Monday, February 12, 2018
-Read Chapters 4 and 5 of The Great Gatsby
-Take discussion notes for each chapter

• 10 to 15 notes for each chapter

Thursday, February 8, 2018
-Read Chapters 2 and 3 of The Great Gatsby
-Take discussion notes for each chapter

• 10 to 15 notes for each chapter

Tuesday, February 6, 2018
-Read Chapter 1 of Great Gatsby
-Optional notes/annotations for quiz
-Complete the Gatsby pre-reading questions:


Friday, February 2, 2018
-Make changes to grotesque story based on feedback
-Editing Slideshow from Class:

-Respond to the Real Estate Website
https://www.sothebyshomes.com/hamptons/sales

• one page
• double spaced
• free wheelin'

Wednesday, January 31, 2018
-Complete a first draft of your grotesque story

• Following formula to become a grotesque
• Include an adventure (something weird)
• Include motifs

-2-3 pages, double spaced
-3rd person

Monday, January 29, 2018
-Read "Tandy", "Strength of God", and "The Teacher"
-Make a list of motifs that you can connect with past stories
-Optional notes/annotations for a quiz

Thursday, January 24, 2018
-Read "A Man of Ideas", "Adventure", and "Respectability"
-Write an analytical response to the prompt: Examine what Sherwood Anderson is trying to convey to the reader through these grotesque characters. Include a quotation from the night's reading.

Monday, January 22, 2018
-Read "The Philosopher" and "Nobody Knows" from the book Winesburg, Ohio
-Optional notes/annotations for a quiz
-Please only print out the pages for the two stories from the link

Thursday, January 11, 2018
-Complete the annotation, outline, and CTQ for the midterm
-Also study literary devices
-List of Lit Devices:

Tuesday, January 9, 2018
-Read pages 1-15 of Winesburg, Ohio using the following link: http://www.electronpress.com/freebooks2/winesburg_ohio.pdf
-Feel free to print off the reading assignment (don't print out the entire book, just the 15 pages!) and annotate them to use on a quiz.
-You may also take optional notes for a quiz if you don't want to annotate.
-In addition, write one level four CTQ for each chapter and answer one in SQA format.

Thursday, January 5, 2018
-Complete Cult of Domesticity podcast (It's a test grade)
-Answer the two discussion questions, each in one page double spaced response for each-refer to specific moments from the film

Tuesday, January 2, 2018
-Edit your Cult of Domesticity Interview
-Use the sample we listened to in class as a model for your podcast. Make it a clean and focused podcast or interview.
-Final draft due Monday
-Here is the sample outline from the interview by Ben Nelson:




Wednesday, December 20, 2017
-Conduct a 20 to 30 minute interview with a woman or women of a generation older than you
-Record the video on audio or video (iMovie and Garage Band apps will be the easiest to work with)
-BE SURE YOUR AUDIO IS CRISP, CLEAR, AND EASY TO LISTEN TO
-The Handout:
-Sample Questions for the interview:

Monday, December 18, 2017
-Memorize your poem
-It's a reading grade
-Finish female stories handout
-Let me know if you want to be in the school competition. MAD EXTRA CREDIT!!!!!
-Add your name to the Spreadsheet Mr. Patterson emailed if you're inclined to BRING FOOD to the recitation.

Thursday, December 14, 2017
-Read "The Revolt of Mother"
-Optional notes or annotations
-Record yourself reading your poem in garage band-listen to it.
-Here is the breakdown of the different styles of learning

Here are activities for each style of learning: http://www.brighthubeducation.com/teaching-methods-tips/79912-activities-for-different-learning-styles/

Monday, December 11, 2017
-Keep memorizing poem
-Read and annotate "Story of an Hour"
-Write a two page, double spaced story about the day in the life on an opposite gender

• first person
• really get into the character
• be approprtaite

Thursday, December 7, 2017
-write poem out three times by hand with different colored ink for each stanza
-memorize by December 18, 2017
-3 CTQ questions
-DON'T FORGET YOUR PERMISSION SLIP AND PAYMENT OF $14 FOR THE PLAY ON TUESDAY!

Monday, December 4, 2017
-Read "A Jury of Her Peers": http://www1.law.umkc.edu/Academic/Spring2011/assignments/MiniTerm/AJuryofHerPeers.pdf
-Optional notes/annotations for quiz
-Free wheelin' response where you unpack a quotation

Thursday, November 30, 2017
-Annotate the short story
-Write 3 level 4 CTQs and write one in a formal analytical response (CTQ)

Tuesday, November 28, 2017
-Read and annotate "The Cult of Domesticity" handout
-Answer the gender questions on the handout below:


-Email me if you cannot go to "It's A Wonderful Life"
-Here is a link to the show we will be attending: https://www.portlandstage.org/show/its-a-wonderful-life/

Tuesday, November 21, 2017
-Final drafts due after break
-Have someone (other than a classmate) read your essay out loud to you

• signed note saying they read it

-Include: two-semi colons, one colon, and one dash in your essay
-Print essay BEFORE CLASS
-Essay Slideshow:
-Language to use in analytical essays:

Friday, November 17, 2017
-Complete Huck Finn Letter Outline
-Complete First Draft of letter:

• - 2-3 Pages
• - double spaced
• - proofread

Wednesday, November 15, 2017
-Read Jane Smiley's essay, "Say It As It Ain't So, Huck"
-Annotate for passages you agree with and ones you disagree with
-Find one MARVEL article to use in your letter
-

Monday, November 13, 2017
-Finish the book
-Free wheelin' reaction to the ending--one page, double spaced
-Use 4 semi-colons, 2 colons, and 2 dashes
-Study for semi-colons, colons, and dash quiz.


Wednesday, November 8, 2017
-Read chapter 35-39
-Optional notes/annotations for a quiz
-Write your dialogue with Huck about his thoughts on Jim and African Americans, 2-3 pages
-Here is an example for how to format your dialogue. Remember that Huck needs to say a lot when he speaks.


Monday, November 6, 2017
-Read chapters 31-34. (Please read sparknotes for chapters 23-30-It's the only time I'll ever say this!)
-Optional notes/annotation
-Finish Poem-type up and print

Thursday, November 2, 2017
-Read chapters 19-22
-Complete a free wheelin' response that uses four semi-colon and two colons. 1 page double spaced.
-Optional notes or annotations

Tuesday, October 31, 2017
-Read chapters 14-18
-Optional notes/annotations for quiz

Wednesday, October 25, 2017
-Read chapters 8-13
-Optional notes for a quiz
-Another draft of analytical response
-Look for passage to discuss in Fish Bowl

Monday, October 23, 2017
-Read chapters 3-7 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
-Optional notes for a quiz
-3 CTQ's
-Analytical response: use notes and handouts

Friday, October 20, 2017
-Read chapters 1 and 2 of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
-Optional notes or annotations for a quiz
-In addition, view the following clip from 60 Minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW9-qee1m9o
-Write a one-page, double spaced response to the video, addressing whether or not you think the N-Word should be removed from the novel.

Friday, October 13, 2017
-Begin working on your project for The Scarlet Letter
-Here is the handout of 54 possible project ideas for the novel:
-For Tuesday's class, please be sure to bring in something to work on for your project after we finish the movie
-Projects due on Thursday

Wednesday, October 11, 2017
- Complete a final draft for Friday
-make changes from peer editing
-have someone read it out loud to you to find any final mistakes (get something signed)
-See me in Aux if you need help!
-Here are the editing questions we used in class:
-PRINT OUT YOUR ESSAY BEFORE(!!!!) CLASS!!!! YOU WILL FAIL IF YOU TRY TO PRINT IT IN CLASS!!!! SERIOUSLY!!!!


Thursday, October 5, 2017
-Create a brainstorm, outline, and draft for your letter essay
-Get something signed by parents to watch Breakfast Club for next class

Tuesday, October 2, 2017
-Complete the following handout for the novel:
-Please fill the space beneath each question--five or so sentences per answer.
-You may type this or print out and hand write your answers.

Friday, September 29, 2017
-Finish the book
-1/2-1 page reaction to the end of the book. (Not an SQA)

Wednesday, September 27, 2017
-Read chapters 18-20
-Optional notes an/or annotation for a quiz
-One page, double spaced reflection on the size of the societal box you live in--it's a one page MINIMUM...you may write more if you're so inclined

Monday, September 25, 2017
-Read chapters 15-17
-Optional notes and/or annotation for a quiz